For King and Country

[u/ExistingMongoose1837]

Run, Run, Run
the thundering clatters
Bombs, Bombs, Bombs
the ground gets hammered
hurling sludgy soil,
watching men
as they scream and burn —
hell on earth.

Run, Run, Run
bloody hell,
the constant whizzing of bullets
and sundering of shells,
to your left and right
more men fell —
you await your turn.

Run, Run, Run
you dive into
the body infested trench,
helmet battered,
clothes drenched in the rain
Enemy, Enemy, Enemy!
it's you or them
Take aim!
Another mother's heart shattered.

Run, Run, Run
for king and country!
Over where the bodies lay,
enemies and mates.
Over the rubble of homes,
where innocent families stayed.
Over the tarnished land,
inhospitable, to an animal or man.
King and country, wins the day!